Parker's donates to Effingham County Public Schools

Parker’s president and CEO Greg Parker (third from left) recently donated $3,000 to Effingham County Public Schools as part of the company’s Fueling the Community program, which gives one cent of every gallon of gas sold on the first Wednesday of the month to local schools. Board of Education representatives Mose Mock, Eddie Tomberlin, Vice Chairman Troy Alford, Dr. Randy Shearouse, Chairman Lamar Allen and Vickie Decker (l-r) accepted the check on behalf of Effingham County Public Schools.

Parker’s, a nationally-recognized convenience store leader, presented a check for $3,000 to Effingham County Public Schools on October 3, 2012 as part of the company’s Fueling the Community program. The donation is part of a $20,000 charitable contribution Parker’s is making this month to area schools in Georgia and South Carolina.

Parker’s donates one cent of every gallon of gas purchased at all 27 of its convenience stores on the first Wednesday of the month to community schools through the Fueling the Community program. The company’s charitable initiative officially launched in the fall of 2011 and has donated money to public and private schools in every community where Parker’s does business.

“I’m delighted to make this donation to support education in Effingham County,” said Greg Parker, president and CEO of Parker’s. “I believe education helps build strong communities and serves as the foundation for future success. At Parker’s, we appreciate the fact that teachers and administrators work hard to ensure a quality education for children in Effingham County.”

Parker’s customers can sign up for a PumpPal card online at www.PumpPalClub.com to select a school of their choice for their one cent per gallon donation. Existing PumpPal members can access their account online and select a specific school to receive donations.

The company’s PumpPal club, which provides discounts of up to 10 cents on every gallon of gas purchased, has saved customers $2 million since the program first launched in February of 2011. Today, the PumpPal program has more than 55,000 members throughout Georgia and South Carolina.

Parker’s currently operates 27 convenience stores across the region and plans to open additional locations in Chatham, Liberty, Effingham, Bulloch, Jasper and Beaufort counties within the next year.

Parker’s has two convenience stores in Effingham County, located in Guyton and Springfield, and recently announced the addition of a third Parker’s location in Rincon. The Rincon store, which is located on the site of the former Springfield Ford dealership on Hwy. 21, will open in January 2013. The company also has an additional store under construction in Garden City, which is scheduled to open later this month.